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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorHere are my rules:
1. If I don’t know you personally it’s PayPal with a credit card. The extra fee is negotiable, but I’m happy to eat it if the deal otherwise makes sense.
2. No wire transfers, ever, ever, ever. If a deal was big enough (which I never needed to do), I like the idea of meeting at an airport in a public place. In a situation like that, I would consider PayPal F&F. Something that large would require all sorts of paperwork to cross borders with cash if international.
3. If a local face-to-face for cash, then go to a police station or my bank.
I read the stories here and elsewhere about hacked accounts. I just shake my head and think that it’s simply not necessary to take that kind of risk. If someone is that desperate to avoid PayPal (even F&F) rules, then that’s a big warning sign.
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
1. If I don’t know you personally it’s PayPal with a credit card. The extra fee is negotiable, but I’m happy to eat it if the deal otherwise makes sense.
2. No wire transfers, ever, ever, ever. If a deal was big enough (which I never needed to do), I like the idea of meeting at an airport in a public place. In a situation like that, I would consider PayPal F&F. Something that large would require all sorts of paperwork to cross borders with cash if international.
3. If a local face-to-face for cash, then go to a police station or my bank.
I read the stories here and elsewhere about hacked accounts. I just shake my head and think that it’s simply not necessary to take that kind of risk. If someone is that desperate to avoid PayPal (even F&F) rules, then that’s a big warning sign.
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
